After a disappointing breakfast, we were still kind of hungry. We chanced upon this lovely…read morebakery. Omg! I was like in pastry heaven and the staff, they were so nice and sweet! Had several pastries, they were all DELICIOUS! A little cozy inside but immaculately clean!

What a lovely, lovely cafe - the outdoor seating area is so cute. There's loads of yummy cake…read moreselections, gelato, and coffee/tea choices. We stayed here all afternoon reading and enjoying the coffee and pastries. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a place to relax or chat with some friends. The staff are also very lovely and very friendly.

During a rainstorm, multiple parties were turned away for no apparent reason or explanation…read moreoffered, despite the cafe advertised as being open for 4 more hours. Staff went out of their way to glare and make everyone feel unwelcome. Opportunities to buy something to go were also unavailable. Do not recommend going way out of your way, as we did, and many others too apparently, to be met with such disrespect and disdain. Do better with the public.

Palermo is the sweets center of Sicily and at Pasticceria Buscaglione you will discover why…read moreSicilians in their own right can brag about the amazing sweets produced on the island. But they don't. So I will for them. Opened in 1899 (!) dishin' out pastries for over 117 years, Pasticceria Buscaglione gave me and my posse a sampling of excellent Palermitano sweets. It's soo easy to love this sweets shoppe. First, they make a genius cassata and if you've never had this, try it here. A cassata is a dome shaped marzipan cake, ricotta (best in Sicily), enveloped in a marzipan fondant type covering, so delicious and with a coffee will send you to heaven faster than a tiramisu. This version is soo good, my group got them togo. That, in addition to the awesome hand painted marzipan fruit, wrapped nicely for presents to friends, you are treated to a unique experience: you almost don't want to eat them for fear of ruining Art. The mandorle (almond based cookies) were 2die4 as well. Come here for a quick dessert and coffee, after the Teatro Massimo and have an unforgetable espresso-- so good here also. The staff here are friendly and helpful. They speak a little English but the language of food is universal, no need to speak Italian, just point and smile. Hope you enjoy this place, it's a Yelp find. Ciao. Visits: a few Tip: Cassata, mandorle and marzipan fruit are their top buys. But this bakery has been around for centuries, that's how well respected this pasticceria is.

Quick, easy, accessible, delicious…read more The ambiance is a typical italian cafe fit breakfast or afternoon gelato. Great pastries, great coffee, great gelato. This is directly across from the beach and can get pretty crowded. We went multiple times during our stay in mondello.

The gelato was very fresh and well made! The rice balls are out of this world! So happy I was able…read moreto stop here! The cassata was also phenomenal ! The staff was also very helpful! They had a large selection! I wish I could have tried everything!

Nothing missing here- touto perfetto! My third time here today to fill the perspective of what it's…read morelike morning, noon, and night. Stumbling in slightly bleary-eyed in the morning we were met with a crisp clean inviting environment and some of the best coffees from their best morning barista, Angelo. Some amiable chatter and bracing caffee macchiatos later we could start our morning but not without getting some arancini for the road-turning out to be a lifesaver for my midday rumbling tummy. Then back after siesta for a new awakening and lastly ending the evening w more beer...)

First of all I forgot to take pictures of what we ordered. Next time I will be sure to add pictures…read moreespecially the cold coffee, so everyone knows what real good cold coffee really is. Food My cousin and I hared a Sicilian Cassata, good portion and great taste, although we felt it was a little too sweet. We ordered caffee freddo, basically is soft iced coffee. I was surprised when they gave us the coffee, it was the same taste and texture like my mom used to make, hence the 5 star. Everywhere else either don't have it or it's coffee with ice cubes in it, sad or some creamy coffee that was so sweet that could have been thrown across the room because they were disgusting Service Some were friendly and serving with a smile, but some your typical Sicilian with a serious face. I shouldn't say anything because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, even though I was in the States. Ambience Spacious indoor and outdoor seating average noise, clean and modern.

The front of this little place had a bunch of pastries while the middle had sandwiches and the back…read morehaving a small little bar. The prices were outstanding and there seemed to be a good amount of choices. I went with a salami sandwich? I am not sure of the exact name of it, but there was a piece of salami with melted mozzarella on top of a brioche bun. Inside, there was also salami and mozzarella with a little tomato sauce. It was very good. There was plenty of salami and mozzarella, but the tomato sauce lacked. The bread was also very fluffy. I also tried a local favorite, a cassatelle. It was basically a fried turnover with a filling of ricotta cheese and chocolate. It was outstanding. I think what made it great was the cassatelle being served warm and how perfect it was cooked. Will I go back? Easily.

The best Cassatelle we had during our stay in the Castellamare area…read more The old lady is so nice and stick to tradition and that was perceptible at every bite. Of course we had also the Pane Cunzato, very good but sometimes too crunchy and not always with anchovies as ordered.